Polyolefin Catalysts Acquisition

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1 Polyolefin Catalysts Acquisition Analyst and Investor Conference Call December 15, W. R. Grace & Co.

2 Disclaimer Statement Regarding Safe Harbor For Forward-Looking Statements This presentation contains forward-looking statements, that is, information related to future, not past, events. Such statements generally include the words believes, plans, intends, targets, will, expects, suggests, anticipates, outlook, continues, or similar expressions. Forwardlooking statements include, without limitation, expected financial positions; results of operations; cash flows; financing plans; business strategy; operating plans; capital and other expenditures; competitive positions; growth opportunities; benefits from new technology and cost reduction initiatives; and markets for securities. For these statements, Grace claims the protections of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Like other businesses, Grace is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause its actual results to differ materially from its projections or that could cause other forward-looking statements to prove incorrect. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements include, without limitation: risks related to foreign operations, especially in emerging regions; the cost and availability of raw materials, energy and transportation; the effectiveness of its research and development and growth investments; acquisitions and divestitures of assets and businesses; developments affecting Grace s outstanding indebtedness; developments affecting Grace's funded and unfunded pension obligations; its legal and environmental proceedings; environmental compliance costs; uncertainties related to Grace s ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the separation transaction; the inability to establish or maintain certain business relationships and to retain key personnel; natural disasters such as storms and floods; changes in tax laws and regulations; and those additional factors set forth in Grace's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly report on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are readily available on the Internet at Reported results should not be considered as indications of future performance. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on Grace's projections and forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates those projections and statements are made. Grace undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revision to the projections and forward-looking statements contained in this presentation, or to update them to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this presentation. Non-GAAP Financial Terms In this presentation, Grace presents financial information in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP), as well as the non-gaap financial information described in the Appendix. Grace believes that this non-gaap financial information provides useful supplemental information about the performance of its businesses, improves period-to-period comparability and provides clarity on the information management uses to evaluate the performance of its businesses. In the Appendix, Grace has provided reconciliations of these non-gaap financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These non-gaap financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP and reconciliations from those results should be evaluated carefully W. R. Grace & Co.

3 Acquiring Albemarle s Polyolefin Catalysts Business Strategic Rationale Strengthens technologies in high-growth single-site catalysts applications Strengthens innovation capability and broadens relationships with customers Strengthens manufacturing network; adds new capabilities and flexibility Financial Benefits Timing Accretive to catalysts sales growth rate and earnings at similar margins Synergies in support costs and capital investment, fully realized in 2019 Expected close: 1Q 2018 (subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions) Grace s Global Catalysts Manufacturing Valuation Metrics Flexibility, capability, process knowledge, and capacity Purchase Price $416M Trailing Normalized EBITDA $32.5M Valuation Multiples based on: Trailing Normalized EBITDA 12.8x New sites with Expected Run Rate Synergies 9.6x W. R. Grace & Co.

4 Business Overview Products / Technologies Manufacturing / R&D Facilities Proprietary and custom-manufactured finished single-site catalysts Highly optimized Ziegler-Natta catalysts for polyethylene Activators (MAO and organoborons) Metallocenes and post-metallocenes Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Yeosu, South Korea Employees ~175 Baton Rouge, LA USA Yeosu, South Korea A Global Leader in Single-Site Catalysts for Polyethylene W. R. Grace & Co.

5 Very Strong Match to Our M&A Framework M&A FILTERS Growth/ Profitability Synergies Commercial Fit Technology Fit Manufacturing Fit EPS Accretion Current Acquisition High-growth PE catalysts segment Margins similar to Grace s Catalysts business 3.2x reduction to acquisition multiple from cost and capital synergies Strengthens catalysts technology position Accelerates growth in single-site catalysts Strengthens catalysts R&D and technical capabilities New capabilities, capacity, added flexibility Significant capital avoidance Accretive to EPS (minimally in 2018, fully in 2019) W. R. Grace & Co.

6 Tania Almond Investor Relations Officer W. R. Grace & Co. T Thank you W. R. Grace & Co.

7 Appendix W. R. Grace & Co.

8 Appendix: Definitions and Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures Non-GAAP Financial Terms Adjusted EBIT means income from continuing operations attributable to W. R. Grace & Co. shareholders adjusted for interest income and expense; income taxes; costs related to legacy product, environmental and other claims; restructuring and repositioning expenses and asset impairments; pension costs other than service and interest costs, expected returns on plan assets, and amortization of prior service costs/credits; income and expense items related to divested businesses, product lines, and certain other investments; gains and losses on sales of businesses, product lines, and certain other investments; third-party acquisition-related costs and the amortization of acquired inventory fair value adjustment; and certain other items that are not representative of underlying trends. Adjusted EBITDA means Adjusted EBIT adjusted for depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBIT Return On Invested Capital means Adjusted EBIT (on a trailing four quarters basis) divided by the sum of net working capital, properties and equipment and certain other assets and liabilities. Adjusted Gross Margin means gross margin adjusted for pension-related costs included in cost of goods sold and the amortization of acquired inventory fair value adjustment. Adjusted Earnings Per Share (Adjusted EPS) means diluted EPS from continuing operations adjusted for costs related to legacy product, environmental and other claims; restructuring and repositioning expenses and asset impairments; pension costs other than service and interest costs, expected returns on plan assets, and amortization of prior service costs/credits; income and expense items related to divested businesses, product lines, and certain other investments; gains and losses on sales of businesses, product lines, and certain other investments; third-party acquisition-related costs and the amortization of acquired inventory fair value adjustment; certain other items that are not representative of underlying trends; and certain discrete tax items. Adjusted Free Cash Flow means net cash provided by or used for operating activities from continuing operations minus capital expenditures plus cash flows related to legacy product, environmental and other claims; cash paid for restructuring and repositioning; capital expenditures related to repositioning; cash paid for third-party acquisition-related costs; and accelerated payments under defined benefit pension arrangements. Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT Return On Invested Capital, Adjusted Gross Margin, Adjusted EPS and Adjusted Free Cash Flow do not purport to represent income or liquidity measures as defined under U.S. GAAP, and should not be considered as alternatives to such measures as an indicator of Grace's performance or liquidity. Grace uses Adjusted EBIT as a performance measure in significant business decisions and in determining certain incentive compensation. Grace uses Adjusted EBIT as a performance measure because it provides improved period-to-period comparability for decision making and compensation purposes, and because it better measures the ongoing earnings results of its strategic and operating decisions by excluding the earnings effects of the legacy product, environmental and other claims; restructuring and repositioning activities; divested businesses; the effects of acquisitions; and certain other items that are not representative of underlying trends. Grace uses Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT Return On Invested Capital, Adjusted Gross Margin, and Adjusted EPS as performance measures and may use these measures in determining certain incentive compensation. Grace uses Adjusted EBIT Return On Invested Capital in making operating and investment decisions and in balancing the growth and profitability of operations. Grace uses Adjusted Free Cash Flow as a liquidity measure to evaluate its ability to generate cash to support its ongoing business operations, to invest in its businesses, and to provide a return of capital to shareholders. Grace also uses Adjusted Free Cash Flow as a performance measure in determining certain incentive compensation. Grace is unable without unreasonable efforts to estimate the annual mark-to-market pension adjustment or 2017 net income, and without the availability of this significant information, Grace is unable to provide reconciliations for the forward-looking information set forth in the 2017 outlook, above. These measures are provided to investors and others to improve the period-to-period comparability and peer-to-peer comparability of Grace s financial results, and to ensure that investors and others understand the information Grace uses to evaluate the performance of its businesses. They distinguish the operating results of Grace's current business base from the costs of Grace's legacy product, environmental and other claims; restructuring and repositioning activities; divested businesses; and other items discussed above. These measures may have material limitations due to the exclusion or inclusion of amounts that are included or excluded, respectively, in the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and thus investors and others should review carefully the financial results calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP W. R. Grace & Co.